OOPS WE'VE DONE IT AGAIN!!
Martin Jol's unstable standing as Tottenham boss was further eroded on Monday night when a 3-1 defeat at Newcastle was compounded by an apparent rift with a dissenting Dimitar Berbatov.
The striker, demoted to the substitutes' bench due to a 'slight injury', was seen to ignore Jol on three occasions when his manager ordered him to warm up. The Bulgarian eventually heeded the command to replace Steed Malbranque.
"I've heard about this and it's rubbish - there was no problem," Jol insisted afterwards. "Dimitar knows exactly what the schedule is for him and he is fine. I don't know who this rubbish is coming from."
But according to The Guardian, 'Jol's words were somewhat undermined by the actions of Tottenham's press officer, who, clearly nervous about the subject, attempted to block questions on Berbatov before Jol overrode him and answered regardless.'
The Dutchman has plenty of questions to answer about Spurs' early-season form, too. After a fifth league defeat of the season, they remain rooted in the relegation zone.
Asked if confidence was a problem, he said: "You could say that was from the start of the season, but I cannot agree with that because if you lack confidence, you cannot lead 2-1 against Liverpool, come back from 4-1 down to 4-4 (against Aston Villa), be 3-1 up against Fulham and could have scored five.
"I feel if we get one result, the confidence will be there. But after the Liverpool game, they all went away on international duty and then we had to come to Newcastle, so the schedule doesn't help."
The striker, demoted to the substitutes' bench due to a 'slight injury', was seen to ignore Jol on three occasions when his manager ordered him to warm up. The Bulgarian eventually heeded the command to replace Steed Malbranque.
"I've heard about this and it's rubbish - there was no problem," Jol insisted afterwards. "Dimitar knows exactly what the schedule is for him and he is fine. I don't know who this rubbish is coming from."
But according to The Guardian, 'Jol's words were somewhat undermined by the actions of Tottenham's press officer, who, clearly nervous about the subject, attempted to block questions on Berbatov before Jol overrode him and answered regardless.'
The Dutchman has plenty of questions to answer about Spurs' early-season form, too. After a fifth league defeat of the season, they remain rooted in the relegation zone.
Asked if confidence was a problem, he said: "You could say that was from the start of the season, but I cannot agree with that because if you lack confidence, you cannot lead 2-1 against Liverpool, come back from 4-1 down to 4-4 (against Aston Villa), be 3-1 up against Fulham and could have scored five.
"I feel if we get one result, the confidence will be there. But after the Liverpool game, they all went away on international duty and then we had to come to Newcastle, so the schedule doesn't help."
Bit of advice Martin...If international matches bug you then don't sign international players!!
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